Vinita Mehra, a
director and the firm’s Asia-Pacific Team leader, has been honored by the Asian
American Commerce Group through its prestigious “Ohio Asian Award” in the area
of professional services. This award was established to recognize professionals
who have increased the visibility of Asian Americans or issues affecting the
Asian-American business community in the professional services industry,
including the areas of law, engineering, accounting, consulting and others.

Vinita was selected
for this award, in part, due to her deep-rooted involvement in the
Asian-American community through her philanthropic efforts with ASHA Ray of
Hope (a group that advocates against domestic violence), with the Federation of
Indian Associations (a community development group) and for Bharatiya Hindu
Temple. The organization also considered Vinita’s professional and industry
efforts, including her board and committee roles with Women for Economic and
Leadership Development (WELD), Greater Columbus Sister Cities International,
the Columbus Council on World Affairs, and the Asian Pacific American Bar
Association of Central Ohio.

This honor adds to Vinita’s
growing list of recent honors, which already included: selection to the
esteemed group of “Women You Should Know” from the Ohio chapter of WELD;
inclusion among
Columbus Business First’s
“Forty Under 40” group of emerging young professional leaders; receiving the “Rising
Star” award from the Federation of Indian Associations; earning a designation
among the “Most Powerful and Influential Women” at the Ohio Diversity and
Leadership Conference; recognition from the Columbus International Program for
her community service efforts; and many more.